The 1st Beijing (Taihu) International Shadow Puppet Art Festival
My Works
Communicated effectively with international organizations and artists from Britain, Switzerland, France, and other countries to facilitate the seamless development of their works.
Promoted the festival abroad through social media and created content for the official website of the theatre festival.
Proactively sourced emerging artists and high-quality works to expand the talent pool.
Introduce
The press conference of the 2018 Beijing (Taihu) Shadow Puppet Art Week, co-sponsored by the Beijing Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the Propaganda Department of the Tongzhou District Committee of the Communist Party of China, was held in Taihu Park. “Based on Tradition to Seek Innovation” - 2018 Beijing (Taihu) Shadow Puppet Art Week will be held in Taihu Park and Tongzhou District Cultural Center from October 1st to 14th. One of the important art activities. There will be nearly 70 puppet performances by 13 specially invited troupes at home and abroad, 21 visual exhibitions related to puppetry, multiple large-scale puppet tours, 2 international puppet forums, 10 puppet lectures and courses… The Art Week will Create a new space for the inheritance of intangible cultural heritage puppet theater through performances, exhibitions, entertainment, academic exchanges and other means.
In addition to shadow puppet show performances, international forums will be held in the branch venue to discuss the development trend of shadow puppets in the world today, the status quo and prospects of Chinese shadow puppets. At that time, famous domestic shadow puppet experts Li Yannian, Qi Yongheng, Tan Zhiyuan, and foreign famous shadow puppet experts and scholars Didier Prasah will be invited to attend the forum. In addition, the Art Week will also hold 10 lectures and courses for professionals and ordinary audiences, aiming to let more people know about shadow puppets and fall in love with them, and make Chinese shadow puppets flourish in people’s lives.